Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020. M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Ajou University, 2010. B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Ajou University, 2008.

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Memphis, August 2022 – current Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, July 2020 – August 2022 Lecturer, Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Masan University, March 2014 – June 2014 Research Engineer, Nuclear Energy Division, Korea Nuclear Engineering & Services, Corp., June 2010 – August 2013

Multidisciplinary Design Analysis and Optimization (MDAO) Control Co-Design (CCD) - Integrated Physical and Control Design Multi-Fidelity Modeling, Surrogate-Based Optimization (SBO) Computational Modeling and Analysis in Fluid Applications & Systems Renewable Energy Systems (Offshore Wind, Ocean Wave and Current)

Offshore Wind Farms, Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs), Hydrokinetic Turbines (HkT), eVTOL Urban Mobility, EV Battery Thermal Management System (BTMS), Energy Grid Optimization, Biomimetic Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV), Design Optimization Algorithms and Software Toolsets, etc.